Photos: Rare winter solstice lunar eclipse

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A picture taken in New York shows the moon as a total eclipse nears its peak on December, 21, 2010. During the eclipse, the Earth will align between the full moon and the sun, covering the lunar surface in shadow. The eclipse is also falling on the same day as the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere a rare occurrence that hasn't happened in 372 years.

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A picture shows the moon during a total lunar eclipse as seen from The Americas Square in San Salvador, El Salvador on December 21, 2010. This eclipse takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer.Jose CABEZAS
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The volcano Teide is pictured on December 21, 2010 during a total lunar eclipse, in the National Park of Teide on the spanish canary island of Tenerife.DESIREE MARTIN
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This combo of photos shows (L) the full moon behind clouds and (R) the earth's shadow casting over the moon a few minutes later during a lunar eclipse on early December 21, 2010, seen from the northeastern German town of Petersdorf. During the eclipse, the Earth will align between the full moon and the sun, covering the lunar surface in shadow. This eclipse is notable because it takes place just hours before the winter solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer.PATRICK PLEUL
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A person looks through a telescope set up by the Amateur Astronomical Society to observe the Moon and stars on December 21, 2010, in Reykjavik. The Moon turned red in Reykjavik early today at the exact moment astronomers had predicted, treating a small crowd of enthusiasts gathered to witness the lunar eclipse to an amazing sight.Halldor Kolbeins
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A picture shows the moon during a total lunar eclipse as seen from The Americas Square in San Salvador, El Salvador on December 21, 2010. This eclipse takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer.Jose CABEZAS
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A total lunar eclipse was captured by readers in Saskatoon, December 20.SP Reader
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This combination of pictures shows the moon in various stages of a total lunar eclipse as seen from Mexico city on December 21, 2010. This eclipse takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer.Luis Acosta
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A total lunar eclipse was captured by readers in Saskatoon, December 20.Victoria Baird
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A double exposure picture shows the moon and the monument of The Savior of The World during a total lunar eclipse as seen from San Salvador, El Salvador on December 21, 2010.Jose Cabezas
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The moon is almost in full shadow during the total lunar eclipse happening during the winter solstice over Edmonton, Alberta. Taken on December 21, 2010.Rick MacWilliam
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Light shines from Manhattan's Flatiron building as a total lunar eclipse occurs as the full moon is shadowed by the Earth on December 21, 2010 in New York City. The lunar eclipse was visible during the early morning hours in North and Central America, revealing what seemed to onlookers as an eerie reddish glow on the moon.Chris Hondros
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A picture taken in Manassas, Virginia shows the moon during the peak of a total eclipse on December, 21, 2010. During the eclipse, the Earth will align between the full moon and the sun, covering the lunar surface in shadow. The eclipse is also falling on the same day as the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere a rare occurrence that hasn't happened in 372 years.KAREN BLEIER
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People wait for the lunar eclipse on December 21, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the costal city of Luleaa, Sweden.Jonathan Nackstrand
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A picture taken in New York shows the moon just before the early stages of a lunar eclipse on December 21, 2010. This eclipse is notable because it takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer.DON EMMERT
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A total eclipsed moon is pictured as seen from Silver Spring, Maryland, on December 21, 2010. This eclipse takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer.JEWEL SAMAD
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A total eclipsed moon is pictured as seen from Silver Spring, Maryland, on December 21, 2010. This eclipse takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer.JEWEL SAMAD
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A total eclipsed moon is seen from Silver Spring, Maryland, on December 21, 2010. This eclipse takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer.Jewel Samad
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A picture taken in New York shows the moon in the early stages of a lunar eclipse on December 21, 2010. This eclipse is notable because it takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer. AFP PHOTO / DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) [PNG Merlin Archive]DON EMMERT
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A total eclipsed moon is pictured as seen from Silver Spring, Maryland, on December 21, 2010. This eclipse takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) [PNG Merlin Archive]JEWEL SAMAD
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